St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-21

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Bunker street; thence in direct line
to the center of Ducas street and
tyler street west, as to ownership. descrip-
J tioh of and amount assessed against lot
leYcept tGtton ANenue), BidwelI'S Addition
F TO West ST. Paul.
Adjourned.
r. l.. GoRsIAN. President.
w. f. ERWIN, Clerk Board Public Works.
Special Meeting,
ST.. PAUL, March 30, 1887.
board met at 10 q. m, pursuant TO call.
Present: MeSsrs. Barrett. Quinby, Starkey
and Mr.. President.
The Engineer submitted the following
rules and regulations for the government of
t'contractorS in excavations in the public
streets and tapping and connecting with
city sewers. which were approved and
adopted, to-wit:
STREET EXCAVATIONS.
No person or corporation shall make eX-
cavationS for any purpose whatever, i'll the
streets. avenues. levees or alleys of the
City of st. Paul, without having first OBJ
tanned license from the Board of Public
Works for doing such work, and a permit
from the City Engineer.
An application for license shall be ac-
companied by bond in the sum of five
| thousand (S5, 000) dollars, running to the
City of st. Paui, executed by the applicant
| as principal, and two responsible and salts
| factory sureties, conditioned that such eX-
cavation shall be made in accordance with
| the regulations prescribed by the Board of
| Public Works for street excavations or
| sewer connections. Said bond shall be APP
proved by the Corporation Attorney and
the President of the Board of Public Works
and filed with the City Engineer.
If at any time. in the opinion of the
Board of Public, Works. any licensed per-
son or persons shall have incurred liability
| In doing such work under said license,
which would render their bond an inefficient
protection to the city, the Board of Public
| Works may revoke said license and require
said licensed party to take out new Ii
cense, with a new bond. to properly project
and hold harmless the City OF st. Paul
from all damage, loss, cost and expense
which may be occasioned by any further
work by said licensed party.
Not more than five excavations can be
opened at one time under one bond. For
| additional excavations an additional bond
| shall DE given.
The following prices will be charged for
license to make excavations in the street:
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| Bulldlng Contractor. ................ ...... %
| Board Water Commissioners ..
| st. Paul Gas Light Company ........ sc
| ST. Paul Street Railway Company. 80
Board of Fire Commissioners .........
| Telegraph, Telephone and Electric Com
panleS eacn- Observation-Disclosures. %
All sums to be paid by any person, per-
shall be paid to the City Treasurer, taking
his receipt therefor; this receipt for any
license to be recorded by the Clerk OF the
| Board of Public Works before he shall de-
| liver the same. and the receipt for any
permit shall be recorded by the City Engin-
eer before he shall deliver the same.
The rules for street excavation to be in
accordance with ordinance of August. 1884.
See page 42S, Ordinance Municipal Code
| Section l. No person or persons. cor
pOrationS, contractors or their employees,
other than the Board of Water Commits
sioners and the st. Paul Gas Light Com
pany, and their employees. shall make or
cause any excavation to be made into, or
any material to be placed upon
any street. sidewalk, alley or other
public grounds of the City of ST..
Paul. without permit obtained from the
City Engineer. which permit shall state the
character and location of the work, name
! of the person Or persons to whom said
permit is granted. the date and the length
| of time for which the same was granted
which shall be only such reasonable time
as will be. necessary to cOmlete the i'm
provement, and shall be granted upon the
condition that the applicant will leave the
street, sidewalk, alley or other public
grounds, at the expiration of said permit.
| in as good condition as when the permit
nd hot ba will % Ill
keep the placeproperly guarded by day and
lighted by night with red lights in accord
ance with the provisions of Ordinance 526.
so as to prevent accidents, and will save
the city harmless from any and all suits,
| damages, costs and charges that may accrue
| from the applicants use of said street.
sidewalk, alley or other public grounds
Such permit shall Ike kept at the location
mentioned therein during the progress of
the work, and must, OH demand be shown
to any police officer of said city,
Sec. 2. All applications for permits shall
state the character AMI location of the
| work, and the time required to complete
the same, and that the applicant will in
every particular conform to all the provi-
sions of this and all other ordinances of the
city in regard to streets. alleys and public
grounds.
Sec. 3. Before the City Engineer shall
grant any permit to eXcavate in any paved
or macadamiZed street. he shall require the
applicant to pay the sum of five dollars to
reimburse the city for the expense of SUPER
intending the proper refilling of said exca-
Walton. After any excavation shall have
been made in any paved street. the party
so eXcavating. before and when ready to
refill said excavation or trench, shall notify
fI,far L LIT
without delay, to send some competent
person to superintend the refilllng of the
trench, and the person to whom the per-
nit has been issued must cause the earth in
refilling the trench to be laid in layers not
more than six inches in depth, and each
layer wetted and rammed to prevent after
settlement, and relay the pavement, curb
and sidewalk i'll a good and substantial
manner, to the satisfaction of the CITY
Engineer.
Repairs on streets paved with asphalt
shall be made by the Warren-Scharff AS
phalt company. in accordance with their
contract with the city of ST. Paul.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the City
Engineer to keep record of all permits
issued under this ordinance, and to trans
NIT copy of any permit issued to the
chief of police.
Sec. 5, That whenever it may become
necessary for the Board of Water Commits
sioners of the City of st. Paul, or the st.
Paul Gas Light company, to excavate upon
any public street, alley or public ground for
the purpose of laying any water or gas
pipe, or to make house connections or re-
pairs, such Board of Water Commissioners
or Gas Light company shall, within twenty
four hours after entering upon such street
or alley, or public ground, notify the City
Engineer in writing of such excavation,
and for what purpose. with an exact dia-
gram of the nr0nnSed work and of its lnnn